Burston School Strike (EDM1863)

Burston School Strike

EDM number 1863 in 2008-09, proposed by Anthony D Wright on 13/07/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Industrial relations and Schools.

That this House notes that 2009 is the 70th anniversary of the end of the longest strike in history, the Burston School strike of 1914 to 1939; acknowledges the historic significance of the reasons behind the strike carried out by Tom and Kitty Higdon; recognises the commitment of the teaching profession throughout the years to ensure that all young people are afforded a good education; and calls on the Government to consider a memorial commemorating the stand that the Higdons, their pupils and their parents made in 1914.

This motion has been signed by a total of 65 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Anthony D Wright	13/07/2009	Great Yarmouth	Labour	Proposed
Gordon Prentice	13/07/2009	Pendle	Labour	Seconded
Stephen Hepburn	13/07/2009	Jarrow	Labour	Seconded
Michael Clapham	13/07/2009	Barnsley West and Penistone	Labour	Seconded
David Taylor	13/07/2009	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Seconded
Frank Doran	13/07/2009	Aberdeen North	Labour	Seconded
Harry Cohen	13/07/2009	Leyton and Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Derek Wyatt	13/07/2009	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	13/07/2009	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Jon Cruddas	13/07/2009	Dagenham	Labour	Signed
Ian Davidson	13/07/2009	Glasgow South West	Labour	Signed
Jeff Ennis	13/07/2009	Barnsley East and Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Mike Gapes	13/07/2009	Ilford South	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	13/07/2009	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Graham Allen	13/07/2009	Nottingham North	Labour	Signed
David Hamilton	13/07/2009	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
David Borrow	13/07/2009	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Ian Stewart	13/07/2009	Eccles	Labour	Signed
Robert Flello	13/07/2009	Stoke-on-Trent South	Labour	Signed
Jim McGovern	13/07/2009	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Andrew Miller	13/07/2009	Ellesmere Port and Neston	Labour	Signed
Russell Brown	13/07/2009	Dumfries and Galloway	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	13/07/2009	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Sheridan	13/07/2009	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	13/07/2009	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Helen Southworth	13/07/2009	Warrington South	Labour	Signed
Mark Hendrick	13/07/2009	Preston	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	13/07/2009	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	13/07/2009	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	13/07/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Norman Lamb	13/07/2009	North Norfolk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bob Laxton	13/07/2009	Derby North	Labour	Signed
Tony Lloyd	13/07/2009	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Eric Martlew	13/07/2009	Carlisle	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	13/07/2009	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Mark Hunter	14/07/2009	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Hancock	14/07/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Dobbin	14/07/2009	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	14/07/2009	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	14/07/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	14/07/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	14/07/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	14/07/2009	Blackpool North and Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	14/07/2009	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	14/07/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	14/07/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Desmond Turner	15/07/2009	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Dai Davies	15/07/2009	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Rudi Vis	15/07/2009	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	15/07/2009	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Clive Efford	15/07/2009	Eltham	Labour	Signed
David Drew	15/07/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
John Cummings	15/07/2009	Easington	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	15/07/2009	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Colin Burgon	15/07/2009	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Paul Murphy	16/07/2009	Torfaen	Labour	Signed
David Cairns	16/07/2009	Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	16/07/2009	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Janet Anderson	16/07/2009	Rossendale and Darwen	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	16/07/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Katy Clark	20/07/2009	North Ayrshire and Arran	Labour	Signed
Andrew Love	21/07/2009	Edmonton	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	21/07/2009	Burton	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	13/10/2009	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	22/10/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed

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